Calama Temperature by Month

Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile has a consistently comfortable climate year-round, with daytime highs averaging 22°C (72°F). Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

In Calama temperatures are generally consistent throughout the year. Maximum daytime temperatures range from a pleasant 20°C (68°F) in July to a comfortable 24°C (75°F) in December. Nighttime lows range from 8°C (46°F) in December to 2°C (36°F) in July.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Calama by month:

Daily lows are most common between 4 AM and 6 AM. By 3 PM temperatures reach their daily high, driven by peak solar heating.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Calama's average annual maximum temperature is 22°C (72°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Rome, Italy averages 20°C (68°F) annually, with reliably warm summers and comfortable winters.

On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.

Chicago, USA averages 15°C (59°F) annually, known for extreme seasonal swings, from bitterly cold winters to warm summers.

Perth, Australia averages 25°C (77°F) annually, with a classic Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and mild wet winters.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Calama's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Calama climate page.